methods of identifying a genetic variant that is associated with the development of a condition of interest and a patient in a clinical trial of a treatment for alzheimer's disease, of determining increasing risks of developing a condition of interest, alzheimer's disease in a patient , a prognosis, or the risk of developing alzheimer's disease in a patient, treating a patient for alzheimer's disease, a condition of interest and alzheimer's disease in a patient, stratifying a patient into a subgroup of a clinical trial of a therapy for the treatment of alzheimer's disease, use of an active anti-alzheimer's disease agent, and kits to determine if a patient is at increased risk of developing alzheimer's disease and if a patient is responsive to treatment for a condition of interest

摘要

Provided herein is a method for identifying a genetic variant that is associated with development of a condition of interest (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), and genetic variants so identified. Methods of treatment with an active agent (e.g., with a particular active agent and/or at an earlier age) is also provided, upon detecting a genetic variant described herein. In some embodiments, the genetic variant is a deletion/insertion polymorphism (DIP) of the TOMM40 gene. Kits for determining if a subject is at increased risk of developing late onset Alzheimer's disease is also provided. Kits for determining if a subject is responsive to treatment for a condition of interest with an active agent are further provided..